Yang and Blake entered the train to find Tai waiting for them and Jaune, Ren, and Nora heading for another car.

"Good Morning, and welcome to Midgar lines. Arrival time at Sector 4 Station will be 11:45," a voice said over the intercom, before the train started moving.

"So what's our next target?" Blake asked.

"Cutting straight to the chase, eh? Someone's serious about her work," Yang commented. "All right, me and dad can explain it to you."

"There's an ID scan check point at the top plate, checking all the trains," Tai explained.

"I know, Ren explained it to me," Blake said.

"I'm not surprised. Anyway, we can't use Jaune's fake IDs anymore. The system got updated because of yesterday's attack." Tai continued.

"We've got about 3 minutes 'til we reach the security checkpoint," Yang said.

"So in three minutes, we're jumping off this train, got it?"

Just then, a red light started flashing.

"What the-?" Yang gasped. "The ID check point was supposed to be further down!"

A voice began speaking over the intercom. "Type A Security Alert! Unidentified passengers confirmed… A search of all cars will be conducted! Repeat! Type A Security Alert! Unidentified passengers confirmed… A search of all cars will be conducted!"

"What the hell?" Tai said.

Jaune popped into the car. "We're in trouble! I'll explain it to you guys later, but for now, we have to hurry! Head to the next car!"

Jaune went back into the next car as soon as he finished speaking.

"Dammit Jaune, what did you do?" Tai said, shaking his head.

"Unidentified passengers located in Car #1. Preparing for lockdown."

"We've got no time to worry about that right now. We've gotta go!" Yang said, grabbing Blake by the hand and running to the next car, Tai following close behind.

"Car #1: Locked Down. Upgrading to Level 2 Warning."

Jaune, Nora, and Ren were already running to the next car when Blake, Yang, and Tai entered the second car.

"Unidentified passengers located in Car #2. Preparing for lockdown."

"No time to waste, let's go!" Blake said, before running to the next car with Yang and Tai.

"Car #2: Locked Down. Upgrading to Warning Level 3."

Tai, Yang, and Blake found Nora waiting for them in the third car.

"Nora! Are we in the clear?" Tai asked her.

"Nope! Not yet. They're starting another check. But if we keep moving up the train, car by car, we should get past it," Nora responded, before pulling out her hammer, knocking down a guy in the way, and moving on to the next car.

"Unidentified Passengers: Moving to front of Train. Currently tracking location."

"Well, you heard her! Let's keep moving!" Tai said as he, Blake, and Yang hurried to the next car.

"Car #3: Locked Down. Upgrading to Warning Level 4."

In the fourth car, the trio found 3 groggy half-naked people. When they got to the fifth car, it became clear why.

"Car #4: Locked Down. Upgrading to maximum security alert!"

In the fifth and final car, they found Ren, Nora, and Jaune in disguises mugged from the people in the fourth car.

"What do you think, Ren? Do I look good in this?" Nora asked her boyfriend, swiping poses.

"You always look good, dear," Ren said, giving her a fond smile.

"Man, my sisters would probably laugh if they saw me in this," Jaune said, commenting on the overalls he was wearing. "I wonder how they're doing now…"

"You mind explaining what happened, Jaune?" Tai asked him.

"It's all my fault," Jaune said solemnly. "I modified Blake's ID card, and that's what did it."

"You gave us a real scare there, Jaune," Yang said.

"Sorry," Jaune said, looking downcast.

"Hey, don't be so hard on yourself," Ren said, putting a hand on Jaune's shoulder.

"Yeah, we'll do better next time!" Nora said cheerfully.

"Thanks, you guys," Jaune said, and the three of them shared fond smiles.

"Hey Yang, why'd you decide to come along on this mission anyway?" Blake decided to ask.

"Because-"

"Hey, there's no time for that! We gotta jump!" Tai barked at them.

"Right!" Yang nodded, before jumping off the train.

"Blake, you're next! A leader's gotta stay 'til the end," Tai then ordered.

"Got it," Blake affirmed, before jumping off herself.

Tai turned to Jaune, Ren, and Nora. "You guys take care of the rest! Later!"

And with that, Tai jumped off the train himself. He spoke again once Blake and Yang had caught up with him. "All right, team. So far so good. But don't let your guard down. Jaune, Ren, and Nora got everything ready for us, so let's move. The reactor should be just down this tunnel!"

The three of them started walking through the tunnel, Yang holding onto Blake's arm. She tuned to look at Blake, and couldn't help but admire how attractive Blake had gotten over the years. Her arm muscles felt firm and toned, enough to make Yang want to drool over them. Yang still couldn't get used to Blake's new eye color, though. It felt uncanny seeing those glowing blue eyes instead of the pools of amber she was used to.

Eventually, they reached the end of the tunnel, where beams of light blocked the way.

"Those are the SMC's security sensors," Blake pointed out. "We can't go any further."

Yang noticed a nearby air-duct. "Looks like we'll have to go through this. Think you'll be able to fit, dad?"

Tai inspected the duct. "It'll be a tight squeeze, but I'll manage."

"Let's head on in then," Blake said, heading into the duct. Yang went in right behind her, and couldn't help but notice crawling through the duct right behind Blake gave her a nice view of Blake's butt.

"Get it together, Yang. Don't be a perv!" she internally chastised herself, blushing and looking anywhere but Blake's butt.

On the other side of the duct, they found a ladder to climb down. Blake went down first, followed by Yang. This was a mistake, as when Blake looked up, she caught a glimpse of Yang's boxers, making her immediately look away and blush. Unfortunately, it hadn't gone unnoticed by Yang.

"Blake Belladonna, you pervert!" Yang mock-gasped.

"It was an accident, I swear!" Blake protested as she got off the ladder.

"It's okay, I'm just teasing you," Yang said with a hearty chuckle, getting off the ladder herself.

Tai himself couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head as he got off and started walking alongside the two girls. "You two are SUCH useless lesbians."

"Hey, I'm Bi thank you very much," Blake huffed, crossing her arms.

"All right, all right, useless Bi for you then," Tai said, still chuckling.

The three of them continued on in silence through the Sector 4 Plate, until they reached the Sector 5 Reactor.

"Here it is, Reactor No. 5," Tai said. "Let's head on in and blow this baby up!"

The three of them moved through the reactor in silence, until Yang decided to break the silence with small talk as they began getting near the core.

"Y'know Blake, I like the bow, even if I hate the reason you have to wear it," Yang complimented. "It looks great on you!"

"Thanks," Blake said, before suddenly collapsing and having a flashback.

It was in the Nibelheim reactor 5 years ago. Blake watched as Yang kneeled by her foster father's dead body, tears pouring out of her eyes.

"Papa… Adam did this to you, didn't he?! I hate him! SOLDIER… Mako Reactors… the SMC… I hate them too! I'll avenge you Papa, I swear it, Adam's gonna pay for what he did!"

Eyes red, Yang got up and charged further into the reactor.

"BLAKE!" Yang yelled, immediately kneeling down and helping Blake up. "Are you all right?"

"Yang…" Blake said sympathetically.

"What is it?"

"It's nothing…" Blake said. "Come on, we've gotta hurry and set the bomb! Tai, you're my watch, right?"

"Yeah," Tai nodded. Blake hurried and set the bomb, and then the three of them made their way out of the reactor.

When they made it to the walkway outside the reactor, they found SMC soldiers waiting for them.

"What the hell?!" Tai said in disbelief.

"A trap…" Blake muttered.

They all turned to look as Jacques Schnee himself came out of the reactor. He was a pale, blue-eyed, elderly man with a bushy mustache and a finely pressed suit.

"President Schnee?" Tai gasped.

"What's he doing here?!" Yang said.

"Ah yes, you must be that… what was it agin? AVACADO?" Jacques snickered.

"It's AVALANCHE and you know it!" Tai barked at him.

"Long time no see, Jacquass," Blake deadpanned.

"Ah yes, you're the one that quit SOLDIER and joined AVALANCHE. I could tell by your eyes you'd been exposed to Mako. What was your name again?"

"Blake."

"What's it matter? This place is about to blow up anyway!" Tai said.

"And such a waste of good fireworks, just to get rid of vermin like you…" Jacques said.

"Vermin? You're the ones killing the planet and grossly mistreating your workers, especially the faunus! So tell me, who's the real vermin here?"

"You mean to tell me you actually care about those worthless animals?"

"EXCUSE ME?!" Yang said, eyes red with rage, and Blake had to hold her back from hitting him.

"The only one of those mongrels that ever had any worth was Adam Taurus, and even he was too smart for his own good…" Jacques mused. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have a dinner I must attend."

"Dinner? But we're not done with you yet!" Yang barked at him, her eyes still red.

"Oh, but I did manage to arrange a playmate for you all," Jacques said, snapping his fingers, and a whirring noise could be heard.

"What's that noise?" Yang asked, eyes going back to lilac. A flying robot zoomed in.

"Meet "Airbuster', a techno-soldier," Jacques said. "Our Weapon Development Department created him. I'm sure the data he'll extract from your corpses will prove quite useful."

A helicopter flew down to pick up Jacques.

"Ta ta," Jacques said mockingly, getting aboard the helicopter.

"Wait!" Blake yelled, but it was too late, the helicopter had already taken off. Airbuster flew down to engage the group. It split them up; Blake was on one side, the Xiao Longs on the other.

"Let's bust this thing up," Tai said, changing his arm into gun form.

"Right," Blake nodded, pulling out her sword and electrifying it with a Thunder Materia.

Airbuster was facing Tai and Yang, and unleashed an array of missiles on them. Yang jumped in front of Tai so as to take the brunt of the attack and charge her semblance. Blake jumped forward and slashed the back of the machine with her sword, and it turned to face her, opening fire on Yang with its rear gun. Tai charged up a big blast from his gun, firing it into the back of Airbuster, and it turned again to face him and Yang.

"It seems to turn to face whoever attacked it last!" Blake said. "We can take advantage of this, its back is more vulnerable!"

Airbuster unleashed another array of missiles at the Xiao Longs, Yang again taking the brunt of it. Blake jumped up and sliced down at it with her sword, making it face her. Yang took the opportunity to use a Cure Materia on herself so she could tank more damage, while Tai sent out another charged blast, making it turn to face them again. This time it fired its rear gun at Blake, who then slashed at it again with her electrified Blade, making it turn to face her. This time it unloaded its missiles onto Blake.

"Blake!" Yang cried out.

"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine," Blake told her.

"But I can't Cure you from over here!"

"I said don't worry about me. Us SOLDIERs are tough."

Yang charged forward and performed an uppercut and somersault kick on the robot, making it turn to face her and Tai again. Blake quickly took this opportunity to unleash a flurry of slashes, making Airbuster turn to face her once again. Tai then unleashed an array of bullets into the machine's back, but this time it didn't turn around.

"Huh, why didn't it turn?" Tai asked.

"I think it's too damaged to turn any more!" Blake commented. As soon as she finished speaking, Airbuster hit her with a large array of missiles again, leaving her panting and down on her knees.

"BLAKE!" Yang cried out, deciding to take this opportunity to activate her semblance, making her eyes go red and her hair get fiery. She charged at Airbuster, unleashing a series of punches and kicks, before grabbing it, jumping into the air, and throwing it down towards the ground, causing it to explode. Unfortunately, this explosion destroyed part of the bridge they were on sending Blake falling, but luckily Blake managed to grab hold of the edge of the bridge, hanging on for dear life.

"Blake!" Yang once again cried out.

"Yang, we gotta go, the reactor's about to blow!" Tai said, putting a hand on his daughter's shoulder.

"But dad, we have to do something about Blake!"

"There's nothing we CAN do."

Tears began to spill from Yang's eyes at this point. "Blake, please don't die! You can't die! There's still so much I have to tell you!"

"You gonna be alright, kid?" Tai asked Blake.

"I don't know if I can hold on much longer…" Blake said. And at that point, the reactor exploded, the force of the blast causing Blake to lose her grip and plummet towards Sector 5 below.

"BLAAAAAAAKE!" Yang screamed in anguish, leaning forward to try and reach for her, but Tai pulled her back, dragging her with him as he ran to escape.